Article setting-up means



F. W. DANBERG. ARTICLE SETTING UP MEANS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 11, 1921.

1,425,819. Patented Aug. 8, 1922,

hm/ENTER PeTENT QFFICE,

AarIcLE sn'rrnve-ur MEANS.

Specification f Letters Patent.

Patent-ed A11 8,, 1922.

Original pplication filed December 22, 13.195 sfifial us mim Divided and this appliqation filed. Janary 111-,1921. Serial No. 4 7,699

T 0 all whom it may co-ncemz:

Be it know'n that I; FRED \V. DANBERG, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio. have made an invention appertaining to Article Setting-Up" Means; and I do hereby declare the fol-lowingto be a full, clea-rg'a'nd exact description of theinvention, such a's'ivillenable others "skilled in the art to which it ertains'to make and use thesame, referencebeing'had: to the accompanying drawings, and't-o the characters of "reference marked thereon, which" nient thereof is illustrated in the accompanying drawings'in which,-

' Figurel is a top plan 'vie'iv of an apparatus embodying the invention W'ith parts broken a vvayand in association with a carryingawa' y means fragmentarily shown, and Fig 2 is 'a's'i de elevation thereof with parts brok'en aivay and in operative relation to supply means, 'fragm'entarily shown, and to. a carrying away" means shown in fra mentary section.

This application 'is filed as a division of my copending""application Serial No; 246,737, filed December'22, 1919:,"for an articledelivery mechanism.

In the manufacture of blown or molded glassware, such for instance as bottles, jars, of the like, particularly when made by autoniatic machinery, the articles are usually delivered to aconveyor belt or carrying away means in reclining position and it is desirable in transferring these articles to a lehnto deliver them thereto in upright position. It is therefore necessary to right the articles intermediate the carrying-away means and either'the lehr or the feeding" in means h ref r, nd it is in this arti le The setting-up mechanism embodying thepresent invention comprises in"'its"present embodiment a standard 3,"Which is pref erably adjustable as to height and carries a longitudinally inclined t roiigh member' 42 at itsupper end, preferably 'foi tilting adjustment to obtain the desired inclinatioii of the member, and which is intended to direct an article a from the delivery end of theconveyor means 1 to a point over the receiving means 2. Thetioughmember l has at one side a fixed side wall 5 and atits other side a movable sidewall 6, whichlat ter is mounted on the bottom 7 of the trough for adjustment transversely thereof to vary the Width of the trough to suit the size'of the articles to be acted on; The adjustable side '6 is secured to the trough bottom bolts or screws 8 extending through the outwardly extending base flange of the side and through registering transverse'slots 9 in the trough bottom. The integral side 5 and an integral extension 10 on the opposite side edge of the bottom 7 extend a distance in advance of said bottom and form guides 11 between which a movable forivardbottom section 12 is mounted for longitudinal ad justing movements, the bottom sections 7 and 12 forming an opening or jump-gap 13 therebetvveen, the size of Which isregulated by relative adjustmentof such sections.

The adjustable side Wall 6 of the trough extends forward beyond the opening 13 and for a distance along the adjacent side of the movable bottom section 12. A stationary end member 14: is provided at the. forward end of the trough, being fixed to the side 5 and bottom extension 10. This end member has a screw 15 threaded through its lower portion and swiveled at its rear or inner end *i' in the trough is determined by the length of the article operated onand may be varied by an adjustmentot the bottom-section 12 to suit-the particular case. It is=alsoevident that the inclination of the trough e is ad tion 12, whereby an adjustment of such sec tion may be effected by atu rning or'rhe" screw. A bumper blocl: 17, which may be of wood, is mounted over the forward end of the bottom section 12 and is longitudinally adjustable relative thereto by the turnswiveled at its inner end in the block. A

plate 18 is mounted over the bumper-block 17 to hold it to its seat in the trough, said yielding or flexible nature, extend downward respectively ililOIYltllG rear and Forward edges of the trough opening 13 and are 1 preferably mounted for swinging adjustment toward and away from each other to.

adapt them to be regulated to suit the size and style of the article to he set up. For thispurpose therear wing 19 has its upper end fixed toa sl1'a'tt21 journaled in a lug or boss in the bottom of a forward en d portion 1 of the bottom section 7, and a control handle 22 projects from this shaft to facilitate a rocking ad ustment of the guide wing. The

forward guide 20 is carried in a' similarmanner by'a shaft 23journaled in the under side of the bottom section 12adjacent to its rear end and havinga handle 24projecti1'1g therefronrto facilitate adjustment.

An article, upon being delivered to the trough 4, slides down the same, being held in lengthwise relation thereto by the sides of the trough, which havesuitable relative adjustment for such purpose, the speed of travel of the article downthe-trough being suflicient to carry it across the gapor open-- ing 13 and into cont-act at its forward end with the bumper-block 17.

tiole will be overbalanced by the weight of its rear endportlon and caused to "fall rearwardend downward "111 upright positionthrough the opening 13 and between the guide Wings 19 and 20, which latter direct the article to proper setting-up position on the 3111312100111? supporting means .2. i The speedof-mm'en ent of thesubjacent support should be sufliclent' to advance the article a distance slightly greater than its width by thetime the next article has been fed to toppling-over position in the delivery trough. Itis evident thatthe length ot the gap 13 The adjustment of the bumper-block: may be such that the justed to suit the speedat which it is desired to feed an article down the same in orderthat it may effectually jump the gap 13, and thatthe slight rebound which is given the :article {as it strikes the bumperblock 1'? assists in toppling it rearwardly down through the opening 18.

ing of a screw-18, which is threaded through i the upper portion of the end member 14 and lavish-it understood that my invention is not limited to any specific construction. ar

rangement, or form of the parts, as it is capable of numerous modifications and changes, without departing from the spirit of the claims. 7

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is,

1. Inan article setting-up means, an in-' clined trough-like member having an open ing intermediate itsends over which: an arti-- cle jumps in sliding down the incline, and

a bumper disposed'at the forward end of themember in position to stop the forward mediate its ends, themembejr being adjust able-to vary the size of the gap, and. a bumper in advance of the gap in position to stop the forward movement of an article down the. incline with thecenter of gravity of the article disposed at the rear of the forward edge of the gap whereby the aIiDlClQ is caused to topple rearwardly by gravity down through the gap and be delivered to a subjacent surface in upright position.

v 3. In an article setting-up means, an in clined trough having. an opening interme (lists its ends and a bumper in advance oit said opening adjustable longitudinally; ot the trough andpositioned to stop an article in its descentdown. the trough with its center of gravity at the rear of said. opening, the opening being of as1ze to permit the article to topple rearwardly andv down-.

wardlytherethrough.

t. In an article setting-up means, an 1nclined'trough having an opening in its bot tom intermediate-its ends, a bumper 111 advance of said openingto'stop an article n position for its center-of gravity tobe d1sposed'at the rear ofwthe forward edge of said o'pening to permit the article to topple rearwardly and downwardly through the opening, theopeningbe'ing of suitable size for such purpose, and means for guld n the downward movement of the :artic e throu h and'from the opening.

:5; :jn an =articl'esetting-up neans an 1nclined trough having an opening in its hottom intermediate its ends, a bumper in advance of said opening to stop an article in position for its center of gravity to be disposed at the rear of the forward edge of said opening to permit the article to topple rearwardly and downwardly through the opening. the opening being of suitable size for such purpose, and adjustable means for guiding the downward movement of the article through and from the opening.

6. In an article setting-up means, an inclined trough having an opening intermediate its ends and a bumper at the forward end or" the trough in position to stop an article with its rear end over said opening to permit a rearward and downward falling of the article through the opening in upright position, and yielding adjustable means for directing the downward falling movement of the article.

7. In an article setting up means, an inclined trough adjustable as to width and inclination and having an opening intermediate its ends, and a bumper at the forward end of the trough in position to stop an article with its rear end over the opening to permit rearward and downward falL ing of the article through the opening in upright position.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name to this specification.

FRED W. DANBERG. 

